Black Dot Cultural Center hosts its 3rd Annual Kwanzaa Celebration, December 26, 2020. Umoja: Unity - To strive for and maintain unity in the family, community, nation, and race.
Host: Baba Oshi Adelabu
Guest Speaker: Baba Mwalimu Baruti

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An African American born repatriates back to Ghana with his family for good. Watch Obadele Kambon on Diasporians living in Ghana

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Africa · Toto

Toto IV

℗ 1982 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment

Released on: 1982-04-08

Background Vocal, Keyboards, Vocal, Composer, Lyricist: David Paich
Background Vocal: Bobby Kimball
Composer, Lyricist: Jeffrey Porcaro
Background Vocal, Guitar: Steve Lukather
Background Vocal: Timothy B. Schmit
Drums, Percussion: Jeff Porcaro
Congas, Percussion: Lenny Castro
Marimba, Percussion: Joe Porcaro
Keyboards: Steve Porcaro
Bass: David Hungate
Recorder: Jim Horn
Recording Engineer: Al Schmitt
Mixing Engineer: Greg Ladanyi

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It’s a city in Brazil where 80 % of its residents are of African descent. African culture has been experiencing a renaissance there as well. Salvador da Bahia is the capital of Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia. It’s located along the country’s coast. Also known as Salvador, it’s been called the blackest city outside of Africa. The city’s most distinctive characteristic is its deep bond with Africa and its customs. Correspondent Lucrecia Franco reports on the soul of Salvador.

Foreign business investors are looking to buy farmland in Africa. One of the most profitable new agricultural hotspots is Ethiopia. [Online until: February 4, 2019]

Farmland - the new green gold. In the hopes of huge export revenues, the Ethiopian government is leasing millions of hectares of land to foreign investors. But there’s a dark side to this dream of prosperity.The results are massive forced evictions, the destruction of smallholdings, state repression, and a vicious spiral of violence in light of environmental devastation. Global institutions like the EU, World Bank and DFID are contributing to this disaster with billions of dollars in development money every year. Whoever gets in their way is met with severe consequences. The young Ethiopian environmental activist Argaw learned that the hard way when he tried to raise awareness for his country’s plight. Are transnational land investments bolstering the economy or selling out the country? While some hope for financial gains and development, others are losing their very livelihood. In pursuit of the story, we meet investors, bureaucrats, persecuted journalists, struggling environmentalists and farmers who have been evicted from their land. Swedish director Joakim Demmer’s shocking real-life thriller starts in apparently remote corners of Ethiopia and leads through global financial centers, right to our dining tables.

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